PHOTO GALLERY — Black Lives Matter protest at ETSU on Thursday

A large group of students, faculty, staff and community members gathered in Borchuck Plaza Thursday in the final day of a planned three-day protest. The demonstration saw around 200 people at its peak.

The protest on Thursday was held the day after ETSU freshman Tristan Rettke confronted protestors, wearing a gorilla mask and using a rope to dangle bananas in front of the protestors’ faces. Rettke was later charged with civil rights intimidation.

East TennesseanCategories

Our SiteAbout us

The East Tennessean is your source for everything ETSU. The Johnson City-based publication is assembled by ETSU students and printed by the Elizabethton Star every Monday and Thursday during the academic year. It is distributed to most university buildings and can be obtained for free from one of the publication’s many racks. All errors should be reported to Executive Editor Jessica Dunker at jdunker@etsu.edu or eteditor@etsu.edu.